By her 21st birthday, Esther Johnson’s world was assaulted by a sudden death, violent betrayals, and a brutal murder. Where does a simple farm girl from Kansas find happiness and peace?
Esther was born into the horse and buggy era and grew up on prairie farms; then made the leap to become a complex and independent woman during the Roaring Twenties. As a 1921 graduate in nursing, she experienced the modern era first hand; the right to vote, new roles for women, and social controversy. Judged by traditional biases, her adoption of a modern lifestyle would cultivate new problems, and even family banishment.
Follow Esther Eleanor Johnson from 1896 through life-altering 20th century changes and see how her ancestral strengths empowered her to meet every challenge head on. She did it her way. Her rewards were few, but each of immeasurable value. Her ultimate fate, a cruel irony indeed.